David Hill is one of New Zealand’s most distinguished writers of novels for teenagers and younger kids. He has been published in 10 languages and 15 countries. He is a former high school teacher, and was born in Napier in 1942.
Where do you draw the line in writing for young people?
This Arbor Day, author David Hill writes about the infinite universes of every child climbing a tree.
In the not too distant past, grieving parents were expected to move on, to count their blessings, to not be morbid.
'I remember the boy crying out in pain. I remember also the look of distress and reproach he aimed at me as he left the room.'
David Hill reflects on his mother's life of servitude, and that of many others like her.
David Hill remembers his childhood friend Doug, who contracted polio a decade before the vaccine became available.
How one book became the template for 30 years of writing for children and young adults.
An independent, sensuous life unfolds in hundreds of brightly-lit scenes.
We continue our occasional series which investigates whether any literary activity exists in the provinces. David Hill reports from his "entombment" in Taranaki.
